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Storytelling
Stories for A Better World
from Chicken Soup: Stories for a Better World
with George Lakey and Roberta & Warren Heydenberk,
Teri Goggin-Roberts, Ilene Munetz-Pachman
Tuesday, July 11, 7:30pm
Join four local writers whose work appears in the new book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories for a Better World to hicken share stories of peace and tolerance. George Lakey’s “Keep them Alive” is about how a young man’s job as a member of Peace Brigade International allowed him to save the lives of many people. Roberta and Warren Heydenberk’s story is entitled “PK’s Mission”. After PK’s mother was shot dead, PK decided to join a peer mediation group to help stop violence. Teri Goggin-Roberts’ “Left Foot Forward” is a story about her grandparents’ ability to handle adversity with courage, grace and creativity. Ilene Munetz-Pachman story “A Child Survivor and Her Hero” is about Raoul Wallenberg who saved thousands of Jewish people during the Holocaust, including her friend Vera.
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Storytelling night provides the opportunity to hear the life stories of a variety of peoples and gives voice to underrepresented groups such as ex-offenders, senior citizens, gays, youth, immigrants and homeless people. They also provide a forum to exchange perspectives at a personal level on experiences such as war, civil rights marches, parenting issues, and illness.
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Reservations required. 215-386-9224. Optional a la carte dinner begins at 6 pm, Storytellings begin at 7:30 pm. Preferential seating is given to those dining. Remaining seats are available to those with reservations for the storytelling only. Singles are welcome at group tables.
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